----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times
> Bill and Tom, > > What is a propaganda photo? > The flag raising at Iwo Jima was an inspirational moment by design. > It was a premature 'celebration' of victory, 2 days into a grim 30 day > battle. > The flag was raised to inspire those fighting on the island below. > > The photo took on a propaganda aura based on how the media handled it, > the events themselves (a difficult battle), and the qualities of the > photo itself. The US government used the photo as the centerpiece of > a massive War Bond drive - the kind of promotional campaign that would > make Nike look like a lightweight in comparison today. (Imagine > financing Vietnam from 'donations' to War Bonds instead of deficit > spending!) > > Propaganda is a loaded word. Technically, it is information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc, nothing more, nothing less. I'm guessing that had the Vietnam war more going for it than pocket pool ideology, it would have been more popular, I am sure. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
